+1. My previous concerns basically go away if the "core" elm people make an effort to upvote newbie threads and comments on the weekly beginner thread. If new people get ~5 upvotes, that should be enough to make them not feel excluded.
But yeah, moderation, pinned FAQs/guidelines, and all that good stuff would be an improvement. On Mon, Jan 23, 2017 at 6:45 PM, Richard Feldman < [email protected]> wrote: > Worth noting that the top thread on elm-discuss for several weeks > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/elm-discuss/Um7WIBTq9xU%5B101-125%5D> > has been largely about languages other than Elm, and the Elm-specific parts > have primarily consisted of lobbying Evan for reprioritization through a > frustrating mix of misinformation and wild speculation. I don't see a way > to avoid beginners clicking through and being misinformed by what's being > said there, other than responding myself, which further contributes to its > being bumped to the top of the list. > > That thread has singlehandedly convinced me we should move away from > elm-discuss. Actively rewarding the lowest-quality discussions is really > bad. :( > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Elm Discuss" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Elm Discuss" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
